diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 36a4872b..4142002f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2171,6 +2171,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hello_world_simple"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "eframe",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hermit-abi"
 version = "0.1.19"
diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/lib.rs b/crates/eframe/src/lib.rs
index 28f2adb1..3a529910 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/lib.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
 //! }
 //! ```
 //!
+//! ## Simplified usage
+//! If your app is only for native, and you don't need advanced features like state persistence,
+//! then you can use the simpler function [`run_simple_native`].
+//!
 //! ## Feature flags
 #![cfg_attr(feature = "document-features", doc = document_features::document_features!())]
 //!
@@ -209,6 +213,60 @@ pub fn run_native(
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+/// The simplest way to get started when writing a native app.
+///
+/// This does NOT support persistence. For that you need to use [`run_native`].
+///
+/// # Example
+/// ``` no_run
+/// // Our application state:
+/// let mut name = "Arthur".to_owned();
+/// let mut age = 42;
+///
+/// let options = eframe::NativeOptions::default();
+/// eframe::run_simple_native("My egui App", options, move |ctx, _frame| {
+///     egui::CentralPanel::default().show(ctx, |ui| {
+///         ui.heading("My egui Application");
+///         ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+///             let name_label = ui.label("Your name: ");
+///             ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut name)
+///                 .labelled_by(name_label.id);
+///         });
+///         ui.add(egui::Slider::new(&mut age, 0..=120).text("age"));
+///         if ui.button("Click each year").clicked() {
+///             age += 1;
+///         }
+///         ui.label(format!("Hello '{}', age {}", name, age));
+///     });
+/// })
+/// ```
+///
+/// # Errors
+/// This function can fail if we fail to set up a graphics context.
+#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+pub fn run_simple_native(
+    app_name: &str,
+    native_options: NativeOptions,
+    update_fun: impl FnMut(&egui::Context, &mut Frame) + 'static,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    struct SimpleApp<U> {
+        update_fun: U,
+    }
+    impl<U: FnMut(&egui::Context, &mut Frame)> App for SimpleApp<U> {
+        fn update(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context, frame: &mut Frame) {
+            (self.update_fun)(ctx, frame);
+        }
+    }
+
+    run_native(
+        app_name,
+        native_options,
+        Box::new(|_cc| Box::new(SimpleApp { update_fun })),
+    )
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 /// The different problems that can occur when trying to run `eframe`.
 #[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
 pub enum EframeError {
diff --git a/examples/hello_world_simple/Cargo.toml b/examples/hello_world_simple/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c06c174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello_world_simple/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "hello_world_simple"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Emil Ernerfeldt <emil.ernerfeldt@gmail.com>"]
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+edition = "2021"
+rust-version = "1.65"
+publish = false
+
+
+[dependencies]
+eframe = { path = "../../crates/eframe", features = [
+    "__screenshot", # __screenshot is so we can dump a ascreenshot using EFRAME_SCREENSHOT_TO
+] }
+tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
diff --git a/examples/hello_world_simple/README.md b/examples/hello_world_simple/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08c58a7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello_world_simple/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Example showing some UI controls like `Label`, `TextEdit`, `Slider`, `Button`.
+
+```sh
+cargo run -p hello_world
+```
+
+![](screenshot.png)
diff --git a/examples/hello_world_simple/screenshot.png b/examples/hello_world_simple/screenshot.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..765339d4
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diff --git a/examples/hello_world_simple/src/main.rs b/examples/hello_world_simple/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..998d84a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello_world_simple/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")] // hide console window on Windows in release
+
+use eframe::egui;
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), eframe::EframeError> {
+    // Log to stdout (if you run with `RUST_LOG=debug`).
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
+    let options = eframe::NativeOptions {
+        initial_window_size: Some(egui::vec2(320.0, 240.0)),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    // Our application state:
+    let mut name = "Arthur".to_owned();
+    let mut age = 42;
+
+    eframe::run_simple_native("My egui App", options, move |ctx, _frame| {
+        egui::CentralPanel::default().show(ctx, |ui| {
+            ui.heading("My egui Application");
+            ui.horizontal(|ui| {
+                let name_label = ui.label("Your name: ");
+                ui.text_edit_singleline(&mut name)
+                    .labelled_by(name_label.id);
+            });
+            ui.add(egui::Slider::new(&mut age, 0..=120).text("age"));
+            if ui.button("Click each year").clicked() {
+                age += 1;
+            }
+            ui.label(format!("Hello '{}', age {}", name, age));
+        });
+    })
+}